We would like to introduce you to a special project organized by the Russian Association of Communication Directors and Custom Publishing (AKMR). AKMR’s members are the biggest Russian and international corporations situated in Russia. Every year AKMR carries out international summits on different continents. The main goal is to catch the best strategy for global and regional communications, under
stand common similarities and differences, and exchange technology. The summit is useful for all sides. By taking part in the summit, the host country, USA, and the participating leading American companies build strong ties to the Russian business community. Summit participants are leaders in major Russian media companies and have a large global network. Through dialogue with executives of major Russian companies, we hope your company will better understand global business development and increase your company’s presence in the Russian market. The summit will contribute to an advancement of your company’s image in Russia and beyond. The First Summit of Top Managers in Communication and Media took place on November 2006 in London (UK). The event was attended by the heads of major Russian communications and media companies. Since then each year the summit has been held in different countries as follows:
2007-New York and Atlanta (USA)
2008-Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France) and Munich (Germany)
2009-Tokyo, Nagano, and Kyoto (Japan)
2010-Beijing, and Shanghai (China)
2011-Zurich, Geneva (Switzerland), and Paris (France)
2012-Brussels (Belgium) and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Summit participants are heads of major international companies situated in Russia in the following industries:
Communications and event agencies,
Oil and gas,
banking & finance,
mining & production,
media,
automobiles,
investment & insurance,
internet advertising,
retail,
high-tech,
health care,
agriculture & food,
tourism and hotels,
real estate,
Events take place in the following format:
Meetings in 4-5 companies a day, in small groups that result in productive discussions. Engage in informal discussions with top managers of corporations and media companies. Keep participation at about 10-15 people. Summit oarticipants hold executive positions at the following companies:
Shell, TNK-BP, Coca-Cola, ROSNEFT, GAZPROM, LUKOIL, SUAL, RUSAL, SUEK, AFK «System», MECHEL, Norilsk Nickel, Severstal, Ilim Pulp, Wimm-Bill-Dann, Aeroflot, Sberbank, Rosbank, Bin bank, MDM-bank, Alfa Group, Bazel, Uralsib, Troika Dialog, Renaissance Capital Group, Hermitage Capital Management, Unilever Rus, ALROSA Co. Ltd, AGT, ROLF, Philip Morris Sales and Marketing, and other Russian and foreign companies. Management level of participants:
Russian and foreign media representatives – CEO’s and top-managers
Business development executives
Heads of marketing, external and corporate communications, GR, IR, public relations departments
Vice-presidents on investments and external communications
Heads of custom publishing houses
Summit objective: Provide Russian and American participants with the newest approaches, technologies and expertise in the sphere of internal and external communications for print and digital media. Measure the effectiveness of such work. Interactively participate in the creation and management of communications partner networks. You are invited to take part in the summit and be an active participant in the summit meetings. Additional information can be found at: Russian Association of communication directors and custom publishing (AKMR): tel.: +7 495 741 49 05/06/20.
